Why did most first state constitutions include a bill of rights?

A) to remind future rulers of the exact limits of their authority
B) to establish that only white male landowners had rights
C) to create a stronger central federal government
D) to prevent a stronger central federal government
E) because the federal Constitution included a bill of rights


Answer: A

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